soooo... i've never heard of any drug called heaven, but i have heard of Heavenly, who were indeed from Oxford. they released a whole bunch of singles though, so i don't know which one Craig's referring to here. Heaven Hill make whiskey, but i don't know why a girl from there would be talking about Husker Du, who did start in St. Paul MN but never really got particularly huge. songs called "Heaven" and containing the phrase "heaven is the whole of the heart" have been recorded by Face to Face and the Psychedlic Furs, but I don't know who covered who. "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" was by Meat Loaf and Ellen Foley and is also referred to in "Certain Songs". i'd never heard of it before, but Utopia did release a song called "Love is the Answer" in 1977. i'd agree that they were probably right.
does anyone know the band whose drummer was the singer's little brother? none are coming to mind right now. finally, the last bit reminds me of a story called "Peter Shelley" by Patrick Marber from the collection "Speaking with the Angel", edited by Nick Hornby. it's about two kids who get together, sit down on the floor and listen to some records (then have sex).
Heavenly's the band whose drummer (Matt Fletcher) was the singer (Amelia Fletcher)'s little brother. What Craig's probably referring to is that Matt killed himself. Apparently it happened after he started on antidepressants before warnings came out that they increased risk of suicide. Heavenly broke up after Matt's suicide, and then reformed later under another name.
Heavenly's the band whose drummer (Matt Fletcher) was the singer (Amelia Fletcher)'s little brother. What Craig's probably referring to is that Matt killed himself. Apparently it happened after he started on antidepressants before warnings came out that they increased risk of suicide. Heavenly broke up after Matt's suicide, and then reformed later under another name.
The single is probably "Our love is heavenly" which is pretty much exactly how it sounds. Later in Heavenly's career, they got a lot more cynical about love. If the single's "PUNK girl" that also might make sense, since it's about a simple infatuation on an EP which is otherwise incredibly sad and primarily is about rape.
Heavenly were a major part of the twee pop movement in the UK in the 90s. Part of the Sarah Records (later Shinkansen records) stable. After 4 great Heavenly albums and Matt's death they formed Marine Research and then Tender Trap. Prior to Heavenly they were all in Tallulah Gosh. Heavenly were a great little band and were excellent live.
Heavenly were a major part of the twee pop movement in the UK in the 90s. Part of the Sarah Records (later Shinkansen records) stable. After 4 great Heavenly albums and Matt's death they formed Marine Research and then Tender Trap. Prior to Heavenly they were all in Tallulah Gosh. Heavenly were a great little band and were excellent live.
I read an interview with the lead singer of THS and he said the only Heavenly record he owns was Space Manatee. So he's obviously talking about that one.
I read an interview with the lead singer of THS and he said the only Heavenly record he owns was Space Manatee. So he's obviously talking about that one.
soooo... i've never heard of any drug called heaven, but i have heard of Heavenly, who were indeed from Oxford. they released a whole bunch of singles though, so i don't know which one Craig's referring to here. Heaven Hill make whiskey, but i don't know why a girl from there would be talking about Husker Du, who did start in St. Paul MN but never really got particularly huge. songs called "Heaven" and containing the phrase "heaven is the whole of the heart" have been recorded by Face to Face and the Psychedlic Furs, but I don't know who covered who. "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" was by Meat Loaf and Ellen Foley and is also referred to in "Certain Songs". i'd never heard of it before, but Utopia did release a song called "Love is the Answer" in 1977. i'd agree that they were probably right.
does anyone know the band whose drummer was the singer's little brother? none are coming to mind right now. finally, the last bit reminds me of a story called "Peter Shelley" by Patrick Marber from the collection "Speaking with the Angel", edited by Nick Hornby. it's about two kids who get together, sit down on the floor and listen to some records (then have sex).
Heavenly's the band whose drummer (Matt Fletcher) was the singer (Amelia Fletcher)'s little brother. What Craig's probably referring to is that Matt killed himself. Apparently it happened after he started on antidepressants before warnings came out that they increased risk of suicide. Heavenly broke up after Matt's suicide, and then reformed later under another name.
Heavenly's the band whose drummer (Matt Fletcher) was the singer (Amelia Fletcher)'s little brother. What Craig's probably referring to is that Matt killed himself. Apparently it happened after he started on antidepressants before warnings came out that they increased risk of suicide. Heavenly broke up after Matt's suicide, and then reformed later under another name.
The single is probably "Our love is heavenly" which is pretty much exactly how it sounds. Later in Heavenly's career, they got a lot more cynical about love. If the single's "PUNK girl" that also might make sense, since it's about a simple infatuation on an EP which is otherwise incredibly sad and primarily is about rape.
This song is so fantastic.
I thought it was a reference to the Art Brut song 'My Little Brother'. It would make sense, THS toured for a month with Art Brut in 2007.
I thought it was a reference to the Art Brut song 'My Little Brother'. It would make sense, THS toured for a month with Art Brut in 2007.
Heavenly were a major part of the twee pop movement in the UK in the 90s. Part of the Sarah Records (later Shinkansen records) stable. After 4 great Heavenly albums and Matt's death they formed Marine Research and then Tender Trap. Prior to Heavenly they were all in Tallulah Gosh. Heavenly were a great little band and were excellent live.
Heavenly were a major part of the twee pop movement in the UK in the 90s. Part of the Sarah Records (later Shinkansen records) stable. After 4 great Heavenly albums and Matt's death they formed Marine Research and then Tender Trap. Prior to Heavenly they were all in Tallulah Gosh. Heavenly were a great little band and were excellent live.
I read an interview with the lead singer of THS and he said the only Heavenly record he owns was Space Manatee. So he's obviously talking about that one.
I read an interview with the lead singer of THS and he said the only Heavenly record he owns was Space Manatee. So he's obviously talking about that one.